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Nine months ago, the appointment of Tom Ridge as Homeland Security czar was billed as the shake-up Washington needed. So far, he has been more of a mild foot stamp than an earthquake. Instead of real reform, the Administration has resorted to its usual mode: attempting to control warring satrapies from the White House. The remarkable aspect of last week's events in Washington was the unintended revelation that Rice is the true manager of counterterrorism policy. In the past, the National Security Council got into trouble when it adopted an operational role rather than one of analysis (think...
...months Whitehead's board, which is heavy on figures from finance, banking and real estate, has been in listening mode. Whitehead formed advisory panels from small businesses, commuters and the families, among others. At an L.M.D.C.-sponsored gathering in July, 5,000 people will exchange thoughts at an interactive "town meeting." But the faster calendar has unnerved family and community groups, who say it cuts them out. Charles Gargano, P.A. vice chairman, insists the schedule is still open to outside influence. "We moved quickly where we had to," he says. "But we have reached out to all the stakeholders...
...good week to be a bad guy. The U.S. went into high alert mode, at least briefly, after warnings from the FBI that attacks from al-Qaeda or some other malevolent group could hit banks and apartment buildings. The New York City Police Department stepped up security around bridges, tunnels and city landmarks Monday after receiving vague threats. Vice President Dick Cheney warned further terror strikes were inevitable; FBI director Bob Mueller said to get ready for suicide bombers; Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld said it was only a matter of time before the bad guys get The Bomb...
...recollection of other details about the time of the murder were vague and contradictory. "I don't have any recall of the commotion," said Rushton about police being at the murder scene after the body was found. Dowdle couldn't remember if he drove or used some other mode of transport to go to a distant club for dinner on the night of the murder. Dowdle also said he wasn't sure he went to Michael's home in Windham, New York, the day after Martha was killed. That runs contrary to testimony from Skakel live-in tutor Kenneth Littleton...
...higher learning to update its mascot. Officials hope that their newly buff diamondback Terrapin turtle, Testudo, will put a little fear in the hearts of opposing sports teams. Temple and Brigham Young universities also recently toughened up their sports icons (the former's owl symbol is now in attack mode, and the latter's cougar was made fiercer). Redesigns can flop, but so far these seem to be paying off. Brigham Young associate athletic director Duff Tittle says that after the new icon was introduced, "our merchandise sales went through the roof...